LAUSANNE, April, 7, 2025 - Honestly, the first Jamaican taste of the Grand Slam Track of athletics left me perplexed. The show was a little poor and the stadium had too many empty seats even if from the second day entrance became free. In the past not even Bolt managed to fill the large concrete basin of Kingston and this time it was sadly deserted.THE FORMAT The format chosen by Michael Johnson has lights and shadows. Here he tried to make sure that the best champions challenge each other at least twice...

LAUSANNE, April 7, 2025 - A fortnight after her historic election, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s President-elect, Kirsty Coventry, was warmly welcomed by IOC President Thomas Bach, IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper and IOC staff at Olympic House in Lausanne earlier today.When entering the building, the staff started a long and resounding round of applause for the President-elect. President Bach presented her with a bouquet of flowers. The entire staff joined the IOC President and...

PARIS, April 7, 2025 - As the HSBC BWF World tour finished its European leg with 4 major tournaments back-to-back, the shuttlers are set for their individual continental events before the big showdown: the BWF Total Energies Sudirman Cup, which is the World Mixed Team Championships, to be held in the city of Xiamen, China, from April 27 to May 4.Four big events were played back-to-back in Mulheim (Germany), Orléans (France), Birmingham (England) and Basel (Switzerland) between February and March, with some...

LAUSANNE, April 6, 2025 - The vote for the World Handball Player of the Year 2024 ended with the same result as the year 2023: two Paris 2024 Olympic champions defended their trophies in the poll organized by the International Handball Federation. In the IHF Male Player of the Year award, Mathias Gidsel from Denmark had an overwhelming advantage in all three categories, securing the award ahead of German goalkeeper Andreas Wolff and making history by becoming the first male player to secure the award in...